India, May 5 -- US President Donald Trump on Monday called out Iran for attacking ships of what he called 'unrelated nations' in the Strait of Hormuz, including a South Korean cargo ship, as part of what he described as escalating tensions around "Project Freedom."

In a post on social media platform Truth Social, Trump said that, "Iran has taken some shots at unrelated Nations with respect to the Ship Movement, PROJECT FREEDOM."

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Project Freedom is an initiative which Trump announced earlier under which US will 'guide' the ships of several countries safely out of the Strait of Hormuz, so they can continue their business.

In his post, Trump also claimed that US forces had intercepted and shot down ...